Jason Williams, left, beckons to his daughter Addilyn to come down a slide Saturday at an outdoor play set exhibit during the 13th annual Home and Garden Expo in St. George.

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Paul Silletti moved to Bloomington decades ago when it was traversed by dirt roads and had few services, but he loves the little half acre he now lives on - as well as the opportunity it provides to grow his own produce.

So when an unusual December cold snap left his palm trees on the ropes, he decided to seek out solutions at this year's annual Home and Garden Expo, which took place Friday and Saturday at the Dixie Convention Center.

"The information was unbelievable. They take the time to talk to you here," Silletti said after departing the expo with a bag full of brochures and other knick knacks from ...